Malta's Eurovision entry censored - one week before song submission deadline

Malta's Eurovision entry censored - one week before song submission deadline

The song, performed by 24-year-old Miriana Conte, includes the lyric "serving kant" several times in its chorus. Kant means "singing" in Maltese - but its pronunciation is similar to the English swear word.

No kant do: Malta’s Eurovision entry censored over title’s similarity to c-word

Phonetic resemblance between Maltese word for ‘singing’ and c-word too strong, rules European Broadcasting UnionMalta’s contestant at this year’s Eurovision contest will have to change the title and lyrics of her song owing to the phonetic resemblance between the Maltese word for “singing” and the c-word, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has ruled.Miriana Conte, 23, will represent Malta at the five-day music event in Basel, Switzerland, on …